Two hours before sunset, I climbed onto a pontoon boat run by a father, his daughter, and his son. With drinks poured, tables cleared, and stories told about how the lake got its name, it was no ordinary sunset cruise. It is the kind you get from a small town that still runs on family…
I was going about 40 miles an hour in a go-kart that could hit 55, gripping the wheel like it owed me money. Welcome to Race City, USA, Mooresville, NC. Mooresville earned that nickname honestly. NASCAR teams are headquartered here. The restaurants have engine hoods bolted to the ceiling. You can watch mechanics build actual…
Packing for a family trip is never just throwing everything in a suitcase and calling it good. My kids want quick access to their devices without unzipping a packed suitcase mid-flight. And I usually end up packing more than everyone else combined, because I’m the one who remembers the extra swimsuit, the charger, and the…
Travel besties, an RV trip is only as good as its infrastructure. The prettiest campground in the world won’t matter much if the hookups are unreliable or the nearest shower is a mile away. So when I found a fresh study ranking 71 RV destinations on exactly that mix of scenery and logistics, I wanted…
We got to see something almost nobody else had seen yet. The day before “Give Me Liberty: Virginia & The Forging of a Nation” opened to the public at the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown, we walked through it first. It is Virginia’s signature exhibition for the nation’s 250th anniversary, built around the people, events,…
I did not expect a napkin to be the highlight of my dinner, yet that is exactly what happened at King’s Arms Tavern in Colonial Williamsburg. Our waiter gave us a full-size tablecloth to tie around our necks, and I mean full-size. He went on to explain why 18th-century diners at this establishment did it…